Home › Words › P › polyarteritispolyarteritispolyarteritis · noun — inflammation of multiple arteries.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, polyarteritis ranks #16,851 of 42,854 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom poly- + arteritis.nouninflammation of multiple arteriesDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.panarteritis 76% match — Inflammation involving all the layers of an artery. vs polyarteritis →arteriolitis 75% match — inflammation of the arterioles vs polyarteritis →endarteritis 67% match — inflammation of the inner lining (tunica intima) of an artery vs polyarteritis →arteriolopathy 65% match — disease of the arterioles vs polyarteritis →microvasculitis 65% match — microvascular inflammation vs polyarteritis →perivasculitis 64% match — inflammation of the perivascular sheath vs polyarteritis →arteritis 64% match — The inflammation of arterial walls, often due to infection or an autoimmune response. vs polyarteritis →arteriolonecrosis 64% match — necrosis of the arterioles vs polyarteritis →